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  • Most innovative protective glazing product
    Pilkington Profilit Hurricane, Technical Glass Products
    September 2, 2010
    Pilkington Profilit Hurricane offers a new realm of daylighting design options in hurricane regions. It is the only tested and approved hurricane impact channel glass system in North America, approved by both Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida, according to Technical Glass Products officials. The glass can be used to bring natural light into commercial and residential buildings while...

  • Most innovative decorative glass product
    Dreamwalls Marble Glass, Gardner Glass Products
    September 2, 2010
    Dreamwalls Marble Glass, from Gardner Glass Products, North Wilkesboro, N.C., features a high-resolution digital image taken from a full-size stone slab, while other comparable glass products use photos of small pieces of stone that are digitally tiled. The image is captured and mounted to the glass using a powerful adhesive that is placed on the image side of the photo without distorting the...

  • Most innovative interior glass product
    SPD SmartGlass, Innovative Glass Corp.
    September 2, 2010
    SPD SmartGlass, part of Plainview, N.Y.-based Innovative Glass Corp.’s E Glass product line, can be instantly darkened, lightened and tuned with a dimmer, remote control or automatic sensor. It has a dynamic light range of more than 50 percent to less than 1 percent, and can control light, sun glare, heat gain and energy, while blocking 99 percent of harmful and damaging ultraviolet rays. Rather...

  • Most innovative solar glass project
    California Academy of Sciences Museum, Applied Solar Inc.
    September 2, 2010
    The new California Academy of Sciences Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco represents Applied Solar Inc.’s largest solar electric installation.Steve Coonen, vice president, Applied Solar, San Diego, headed a team that designed and manufactured 720, 4-by-6-foot glass panels embedded with photovoltaic cells that were arranged in a solar canopy around the academy’s roof. It is the largest...

  • Most innovative energy-efficient glass product
    Solera+Nanogel Insulation, Advanced Glazings Ltd.
    September 2, 2010
    Advanced Glazings Ltd., Sydney, Nova Scotia, offers Solera+Nanogel Insulation, a high-performance translucent glazing that delivers R values of R17–R20, akin to a traditional wall, when used as a double glazed unit. Solera takes direct glare and redistributes it randomly, so it bounces off of light-colored ceilings and walls into deep architectural space. It is compatible with standard framing...

  • Most innovative residential hardware product
    Designer Glass Door Sliders, Doralco Architectural Metals
    September 1, 2010
    Doralco Architectural Metals' Designer Sliding Glass Door System for all-glass doors showcases the sliding mechanism with exposed stainless steel rollers. Uniquely designed for both residential and commercial entrances, this sliding glass door system was created to free the installer of the need for header or wall glass required by other exposed sliding systems. This new addition to Doralco's...
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    Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline.   Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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